Is Abby a Knight in Satan's Service?
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 11:40 pm
For a long time, I've had this belief that the story in LMI is about how society turns it back on Owen and thus forces him down a path of (supposed) Evil. Some say I'm wrong in my reading of this, but that's just how I read it. I think there are quite a few conveinant moments that point towards this. Such as the "It's 10pm, do you know where your kids are?" advert that is highlighted. Or how about the scene with the Principal where she says to Owen as clear as day: "I don't want to see you go down the wrong path" -- in this case the wrong path is that of violence which is bought upon by Abby's suggestion. So I guess by extension, in the eyes of society, Abby is the Wrong path. Right down to his parents failing him and thus forcing his hand to explore that path.
Call me crazy, but its what I see in the film. But there is something that I've noticed that no one else has bought up.
So at one point in the film Abby wears a KISS T-shirt.
As is the case with anything that challenges society, the rock band KISS was deemed satanic by a bunch of closed minded PTA waving concerened fundamentalist christians. The same types who believe that any questionable rock band is tearing apart the fabric of society. The name KISS was deemed as an acronym for meaning Knights in Satan's Service by said fundamentalist. Why does this matter to LMI you ask? Well, Owen's mother is implied to be a religous zealot (of sorts). Owen's mother is a part of that society that maybe deems Abby as the path of Evil. At the same time, a society that also deems KISS as Evil.
Maybe all of this means nothing, maybe I'm reading too much into this, or maybe its just a sly nod to the book (albeit an incorrect sly nod)...but is Reeves trying to communicate that Abby is potentially a Knight in Satans Service? At least in terms of Society's outlook towards her? Thoughts? Or Am I just nuts and reading far too much into this.
Call me crazy, but its what I see in the film. But there is something that I've noticed that no one else has bought up.
So at one point in the film Abby wears a KISS T-shirt.
As is the case with anything that challenges society, the rock band KISS was deemed satanic by a bunch of closed minded PTA waving concerened fundamentalist christians. The same types who believe that any questionable rock band is tearing apart the fabric of society. The name KISS was deemed as an acronym for meaning Knights in Satan's Service by said fundamentalist. Why does this matter to LMI you ask? Well, Owen's mother is implied to be a religous zealot (of sorts). Owen's mother is a part of that society that maybe deems Abby as the path of Evil. At the same time, a society that also deems KISS as Evil.
Maybe all of this means nothing, maybe I'm reading too much into this, or maybe its just a sly nod to the book (albeit an incorrect sly nod)...but is Reeves trying to communicate that Abby is potentially a Knight in Satans Service? At least in terms of Society's outlook towards her? Thoughts? Or Am I just nuts and reading far too much into this.